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Jesse Hirakawa

Jesse Hirakawa is an Associate Urban Designer and Planner at the New York City Department of City Planning (NYC DCP). He currently focuses within the Borough of Brooklyn on neighborhood planning initiatives, large-scale housing projects, public spaces, mixed-use developments, fresh food accessibility and community outreach. Through collaboration with other city agencies, developers, designers, community members and stakeholders, he continues to advocate for the highest urban design standards.

Prior to DCP, he worked as a landscape designer focusing on parks with community gardens, playgrounds, native ecologies, and resource preservation in Southern California. Additionally while in Southern California, he was a music educator focused on percussion and performance at an international competitive level for almost a decade.

Jesse teaches urban design seminars during the summer semester at Columbia University (GSAPP) and has been a visiting critic/lecturer at Syracuse University, NYIT, and Pratt Institute. He holds a Master’s degree in Architecture and Urban Design from Columbia GSAPP, as a recipient of the Lucille Smyser Lowenfish Memorial Award. He also has a Bachelor’s degree in Landscape Architecture from the California Polytechnical University in Pomona, California.

Courses

Course Semester Title Student Work Instructor Syllabus Requirements & Sequence Location & Time Session & Points Call No.
A6824‑1 Summer 2024
Reading NY Urbanism
Justin Davidson, Jesse Hirakawa
114 AVERY
TU 11 AM - 1PM
3 Points
11761
A6824‑1 Summer 2023
Reading NY Urbanism
Justin Davidson, Jesse Hirakawa
114 AVERY
TU 11 AM - 1PM
FULL SEMESTER
3 Points
10761
A6824‑1 Summer 2022
Reading NY Urbanism
Justin Davidson, Jesse Hirakawa
114 AVERY
TU 11 AM - 1 PM
FULL SEMESTER
3 Points
12430